Bid book Malta EnglishBy presenting this Application by Valletta to host the European Capital of Culture in 2018 on behalf of the Valletta Local Council, the Valletta 2018 Foundation is reaching the end of a process, and the beginning of another. More than two years have passed since the inception of the vision for the establishment of a strong and durable structure, in the shape of the Foundation, with which to guarantee the delivery of this application. We now shift into assessing our commitments and mapping out the way forward towards a solid implementation of our plans for attaining excellence and inclusion through a creative, innovative and dynamic cultural programme. True to the nature of our open Foundation, we look forward to this further step in our development where we will be extending our collaboration with the members of the Evaluation Panel and the European Commission with the aim of achieving Valletta’s full potential.